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Falcon 9 B5 Crew Dragon DM-2

Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 was successfully launched on May 30, 2020 as the First Crewed mission from American soil since the retirement of the Space Shuttle in 2011.


Launch Site: KSC Pad 39A


NASA Crew:  Douglas G. Hurley and Robert L. Behnken


Vehicle: Crew Dragon 2 \\\”Endeavour\\\”, Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 Core #58, Block 5 second stage, Titanium grid fins, legs 2.0


Landing: OCISLY


1:100 Scale Model (Updated file with new trunk\\\’s color interior)


File also includes the docking configuration capsule and a separate Second Stage diorama with astronauts.


Photo credits: Falcon 9 Block 5 photos by Matthew Cable, Second Stage and CrewDragon diorama by Arco Hollestelle and CrewDragon with Earth background by Patrick Mosur. Thank you  guys!!

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Falcon 9 B5 Crew Dragon In Flight Abort

Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 was successfully launched on Jan 19, 2020 on a mission to test the Crew Dragon’s abort capability. This was a Suborbital test.


Launch Site: KSC Pad 39A


Vehicle: Falcon 9 v1.2 Block 5 Re-used Core #46.4, Block 5 second stage, no grid fins, no legs


Landing: None, expendable booster


1:100 Scale Model (Update 1/29/20) Model photos by Matthew Cable.


This First Stage Core 46 was flown on 3 previous missions: SSO-A, Merah Putih and Bangabandhu-1.

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Falcon 9 B5 CrewDragon 2 DM-1

Falcon 9 Block 5 was successfully launched on March 2, 2019. This is Crew Dragon 2 uncrewed Demonstration Mission-1. It carried onboard an anthropomorphic test dummy named “Ripley”, a plush toy Earth added as a low-tech zero-gravity indicator, and cargo containers stowed under the ship’s four seats.


Launch Site: KSC pad 39A


Vehicle: Crew Dragon 2 capsule and trunk, Block 5 Core #51, Titanium grid fins, Landing legs 2.0


1:100 Scale paper model (Updated)


Docking Model: Dragon2100dockingmodel (Update as of 3/20/19)


Model Photos by R. Garrett Cortelyou III


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